{"id":5677,"date":"2023-01-04T17:16:20","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T17:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/?post_type=article&p=5677"},"modified":"2023-01-04T17:16:21","modified_gmt":"2023-01-04T17:16:21","slug":"2023-sentry-tournament-of-champions-betting-preview","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/article\/2023-sentry-tournament-of-champions-betting-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions Betting Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After a six-week hiatus, PGA Tour golf is back! There is no better place to kick off the 2023 calendar year than the warmth, beauty and lush green grass of Hawaii at the Sentry Tournament of Champions. Much like in baseball, with the start of spring training in the Florida and Arizona sunshine signifying the coming end of winter, the Tournament of Champions represents golf\u2019s rebirth and another year full of intrigue, fierce competition, and the crowning of new and old champions. While this event has always had a strong field, it takes on added importance this year as one of the new \u201celevated events\u201d with a much higher purse than before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since 1999, the Tour has kicked off the new year with this tournament which has been held at the Plantation Course at the Kapalua Resort near Lahaina on the island of Maui. Kapalua is where paradise and golf meet. Once the site of a large pineapple plantation, it\u2019s such a unique course that on the first tee you can see whales breaching in the distance, and on the 18th tee can smack a 450+ yard drive. Thanks to the wind and elevation changes, it is one of the few courses on earth where the yardage on the scorecard is irrelevant on so many holes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This compilation of the world\u2019s best golfers is a unique, no-cut, small-field event, played on a low-scoring par 73 course that has expansive fairways, numerous elevation changes, and gusty coastal breezes. Thanks to the combination of easy-to-hit fairways and greens, it\u2019s one of the most genuine birdie fests on Tour and it favors the best mid-to-long iron players and the hottest putters. It plays the complete opposite of a target-style golf course. The allowance for creativity and multiple options for each shot makes it a fun track to play. Players with every shot in their bag who can maneuver the terrain and manage the wind will best position themselves for success at Kapalua.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a wind-blown 2020 where the winning score by Justin Thomas was only 14-under par, the past two events have seen scoring return to the more common finishing number of 25-under or lower. Cam Smith took birdie-making to another level in last year\u2019s tournament winning with an event record of 34-under.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Field<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

39 players, including 17 of the top 20 in the Official World Golf Ranking, are set to compete at Kapalua where the Plantation Course will celebrate its 25th year as tournament host. The field for this event is solely comprised of the different PGA Tour winners from last year along with any other players that finished in the top 30 of the final 2022 FedExCup Playoffs and Eligibility Points List. It kicks off the \u201cHawaii Swing\u201d (which concludes with next week\u2019s Sony Open) and is meant as a paradise of escape from the cold winter enveloping most of America by providing the best players on Tour with a rewarding experience at the Kapalua Resort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With everyone in the field coming in with at least a month off from competition, it\u2019s always interesting to see which players have been grinding away back home over the break and come out sharp in the first round. The resort setup is meant to help the pros ease back into the grind after (mostly) putting their clubs away over the holidays. Last year\u2019s champion, Cameron Smith started hot by leading after round one and ended up going wire-to-wire for the victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Past Sentry champions that will be teeing it off this week include Justin Thomas (twice), Xander Schauffele and Jordan Spieth. Smith (along with a few other golfers) is ineligible to play this year due to joining the LIV Golf League. All of the other top-ranked players in the world who qualified will participate this week with the exception of Rory McIlroy who has once again decided to skip this event and begin his season in Abu Dhabi in a few weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Past Winners and Odds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Winner Trends<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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  • Only one player fits ALL 12 trends: Justin Thomas<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Only two players fit 11 trends: Tony Finau and Sam Burns<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 10 of 12 trends: Scottie Scheffler and Patrick Cantlay<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

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    Betting Card Strategy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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    Ron Klos previews the 2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions, which includes his betting model and best outright and finishing position bets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":5687,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":""},"bs_types":[14,15],"bs_tags":[29,73,141],"class_list":["post-5677","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","bs_type-betting","bs_type-fantasy","bs_tag-golf-betting","bs_tag-golf-dfs","bs_tag-the-sentry"],"acf":false,"featured_image":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/gettyimages-1363693387-612x612-1.jpg","tags_list":[{"id":29,"name":"Golf Betting","slug":"golf-betting"},{"id":73,"name":"Golf DFS","slug":"golf-dfs"},{"id":141,"name":"The Sentry","slug":"the-sentry"}],"types_list":[{"id":14,"name":"Betting"},{"id":15,"name":"Fantasy"}],"bs_author":{"name":"Ron Klos","profile_image":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Ron-Klos-150x150.jpg"},"bs_term_name":null,"is_paid":"true","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/5677","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5687"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5677"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"bs_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bs_types?post=5677"},{"taxonomy":"bs_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bs_tags?post=5677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}